Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameWilliam WIGHT
Spouses
Notes for Jane Eleanora (Spouse 1)
from the catalogue of Shropshire archives online
Collection HASLEWOOD FAMILY AND ESTATE COLLECTION
Section MISCELLANEOUS DEEDS AND PAPERS
Series Out County: Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Kent and London deeds
Date
9 Nov 1812
Title
Marriage settlement
Description
1 Jane Eleanora Stokes, Roughton, Worfield, Salop, spinster
2 William Wight of St. Catherine’s Hill, Guildford, Surrey, esq., Capt. of 2nd Surrey Regiment of Militia.
3 John Freeman of Barwood, Aston near Birmingham and Edward Sheriff of Oldswinford, Worcs., gent.
In consideration of the intended marriage (of 1. and 2.) and of 10s by 3. to 1. all that sixth part or interest in her late father’s real and personal estate, and in personal estate and in personal estate and effects of her late brother James Marshall Stokes, and in the monies realised by their sale to Freeman and Sheriff upon trust firstly to raise £500 out of it for the use of 2., to raise a further £2000 from the said trust and put it in securities the interest whereof to go to Jane Eleonora Stokes, and to William Wight if he should survive her. After their deaths, to pay the principal of £2000 and interest to whatever children they have, subject to directions in writing of either 1. or 2. The residue of the trust money to be placed at interest for the benefit of William Wight. Proviso to alter the use of the trust money to the use of either party, or to the purchase of freehold or copyhold lands, or to appoint new trustees.
Collection HASLEWOOD FAMILY AND ESTATE COLLECTION
Section MISCELLANEOUS DEEDS AND PAPERS
Series Out County: Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Kent and London deeds
Date
9 Nov 1812
Title
Marriage settlement
Description
1 Jane Eleanora Stokes, Roughton, Worfield, Salop, spinster
2 William Wight of St. Catherine’s Hill, Guildford, Surrey, esq., Capt. of 2nd Surrey Regiment of Militia.
3 John Freeman of Barwood, Aston near Birmingham and Edward Sheriff of Oldswinford, Worcs., gent.
In consideration of the intended marriage (of 1. and 2.) and of 10s by 3. to 1. all that sixth part or interest in her late father’s real and personal estate, and in personal estate and in personal estate and effects of her late brother James Marshall Stokes, and in the monies realised by their sale to Freeman and Sheriff upon trust firstly to raise £500 out of it for the use of 2., to raise a further £2000 from the said trust and put it in securities the interest whereof to go to Jane Eleonora Stokes, and to William Wight if he should survive her. After their deaths, to pay the principal of £2000 and interest to whatever children they have, subject to directions in writing of either 1. or 2. The residue of the trust money to be placed at interest for the benefit of William Wight. Proviso to alter the use of the trust money to the use of either party, or to the purchase of freehold or copyhold lands, or to appoint new trustees.